Problem reading data 1

[fabien]

HI!

Part of my script is to read some input file and extract some info like:

nwells = 0
	while ( ( getline < inputfile ) > 0 ) {
		nwells++
		common[nwells] = $3
		uwi[nwells] = $7
	
	}
[\code]

the inputfile looks like
Well Name: Adzva-Vost 1        Unique Well ID: WB268736


The problem is that the well name like "Adzva-Vost 1" in this case can have spaces in the name so common[nwells] = $3 only picks up part of the name. How can I deal with this?

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
nwells = 0
while ( ( getline < inputfile ) > 0 ) {
nwells++
common[nwells] = $3
i=4;while($i!="Unique")common[nwells]=common[nwells]" "$(i++)
uwi[nwells] = $NF
}

Hope This Helps, PH.
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